97th Jaeger Division

The 97th Jaeger Division was a German infantry division that existed from 1941 to 1945 during World War II. The division originated as a light infantry division formed in 1940, but it became a jaeger division in 1941, fighting at the Battle of Kursk and suffering heavy losses on the Russian front against the Soviet Red Army. The division fought well during the retreat through the Ukraine, and it was transferred to Slovakia in October 1944. In May 1945, the division surrendered to the Soviets at Deutschbrod in Czechoslovakia (present-day Havlickuv Brod, Czech Republic).